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Dylan Cleaver: Rugby sabbaticals have to die
The Barrett situation is the most articulate argument against further sabbaticals.
Dylan Cleaver: NZ sport's latest obsession is not a great look
Comment: There's a big difference between bad optics and being bad.
From 'best ever' to quivering wrecks - what happened to the Black Caps?
Dylan Cleaver: We're watching a bad tribute band pretending to be the Black Caps.
Dylan Cleaver: It cannot possibly get worse for Black Caps
Comment: The Black Caps are a good team with a bad plan playing awful cricket.
Top five columns of 2019: Dylan Cleaver
These were the five most-read columns by sports writer Dylan Cleaver in 2019.
Cleaver: How Brendon McCullum revealed Black Caps' biggest problem
COMMENT: Losing heavily at the MCG was bad enough - the lack of positive energy was worse.
The Boxing Day moment that changed the course of NZ cricket history
NZ were enjoying their greatest cricket decade . . . until umpire Dick French said no.
Dylan Cleaver: How Black Caps can avoid Boxing Day hangover
COMMENT: Three batsmen need to step up to give New Zealand a chance.
Dylan Cleaver: Stick your pink ball where the sun don't shine
The Black Caps were poor but they were just part of an unsolvable problem.
Cleaver: Yes, the Black Caps can beat Australia. Here's why
COMMENT: The subtle skills of one man gives the Black Caps a chance in Australia.
'When, not if': Expert's grim warning to NZ rugby stars
Brain bank aimed at those playing contact sports launched in Auckland today.
'Many things worse than death': One man's story of cruel luck and courage
Given six months to live, Shane Gibson has spent 35 years with a ticking time-bomb.
Cleaver: The Black Caps' problem that might not have a solution
Jeet Raval's last innings was a short story that left too many questions.
Dylan Cleaver: Could Santner be the next Black Caps great?
The Black Caps most enigmatic player gives us a reminder of what could be.
Dylan Cleaver: Why the Breakers' 'bad-boy' image isn't fine
The Breakers were once a model franchise. Now they're something other than that.
Dylan Cleaver: The coach everybody wants for the ABs
COMMENT: One coach who would get instant buy-in from the All Blacks players.
Dylan Cleaver: Springboks got lucky - and other World Cup observations
COMMENT: Some lasting impressions of the Rugby World Cup's first trip to Asia.
Cleaver: How success and TV rights killed the ABs' buzz
A World Cup loss followed by a shrug of the shoulders - what's going on in this country?
Dylan Cleaver: All the Rugby World Cup finals ranked from worst to best
Comment: Most World Cup finals are terrible, but which one rocked?
Dylan Cleaver: Ranking every All Blacks World Cup semifinal
The All Blacks have appeared in more semis than any other team but their record is spotty.
Dylan Cleaver: Will Kieran Read be remembered as a true All Black great?
Fact or fiction? What's real and what's not ahead of World Cup semifinals.
Dylan Cleaver: All Blacks fans' 'idiocy' and rugby's phony war
England have many 'enemies' but the All Blacks aren't everyone's pint of Guinness either.
Ranking all the All Blacks quarter-finals (and '07 is not last)
Wet blanker in Lille comes last, but what about the two Cardiff quarters?
Dylan Cleaver: Fact or fiction? The truth about this Rugby World Cup
A slate of high-octane quarter-finals lies in wait. It's time to roll out Fact or Fiction.
Dylan Cleaver: NZ Rugby's deal with Sky is a really, really bad idea
COMMENT: The only loser from the Spark v Sky war for sports is the consumer.
Dylan Cleaver: This World Cup has lost all credibility
COMMENT: The 2019 Rugby World Cup is now officially unfair.
Dylan Cleaver: Let's hear it for World Rugby's greatest embarrassment
Rugby's second-class citizens must look at Italy's privileged status with disdain.
Two reasons World Cup far from won
Hansen's genius, grim days in the Pacific Islands and offside lines investigated.
Dylan Cleaver: Finally! The hero this World Cup needed
COMMENT: Constant carping about the referees isn't just boring - it's unfair.
Dylan Cleaver: Fact or fiction? The truth about this Rugby World Cup
Don't crown Ireland yet, the refs aren't that bad, and why World Rugby must be embarrassed
Dylan Cleaver: The hidden warning in the story of Ardie Savea
One is making the World Cup his personal playground. The other has fallen out of favour.
Power ranking: All Blacks World Cup openers
The All Blacks open their 2019 campaign on Saturday, but how have they fared first up.
Dylan Cleaver: Under-appreciated All Black's legacy on the line
The All Blacks' under-appreciated skipper has a chance to do more than chase great.